DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers

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DeepSeek mobile apps send your sensitive data to China with no encryption

DeepSeek R1 is the open-source AI from China that shocked the world last week. We learned that a startup with restricted access to high-tech AI chips was able to train a reasoning model as good as ChatGPT o1. This news tanked the stock market while the DeepSeek mobile app soared in the App Store, becoming the #1 free iPhone app. Since the arrival of this impressive ChatGPT rival, I have told you to stay away from it — at least the iPhone, Androi…

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DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers

A little over two weeks ago, a largely unknown China-based company named DeepSeek stunned the AI world with the release of an open source AI chatbot that had simulated reasoning capabilities that were largely on par with those from market leader OpenAI. Within days, the DeepSeek AI assistant app climbed to the top of the iPhone App Store's "Free Apps" category, overtaking ChatGPT. On Thursday, mobile security company NowSecure reported that the …

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DeepSeek IOS App Sends Data Unencrypted To ByteDance-Controlled Servers

An anonymous Slashdot reader quotes a new article from Ars Technica: On Thursday, mobile security company NowSecure reported that [DeepSeek] sends sensitive data over unencrypted channels, making the data readable to anyone who can monitor the traffic. More sophisticated attackers could also tamper with the data while it's in transit. Apple strongly encourages iPhone and iPad developers to enforce encryption of data sent over the wire using ATS …

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Cybersecurity Warning: DeepSeek App Poses Potential Data Risks - Cybersecurity Insiders

AI is evolving at a rapid pace, and the uptake of Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionising the way humans interact and leverage this technology. GenAI is

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DeepSeek app transmits sensitive user and device data without encryption, raising security concerns

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DeepSeek Is Sending Unencrypted Data To Chinese Servers, As Its iOS App Suffers From Multiple Severe Security Flaws

DeepSeek app topped the App Store charts as it was the most downloaded AI app, even beating ChatGPT in its first month of release. However, the app has raised various concerns since its arrival, which include privacy and security. It has now been discovered that DeepSeek has been sending unencrypted data to Chinese servers due to multiple security flaws in its iOS app. DeepSeek iOS app poses a major security risk by transmitting unencrypted data…